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Find and apply for a college or university course - full time, part time, post graduate, UCAS, Unistats, National Careers Service, Open University, CUKAS
Information about the range of help and support available from the FE Commissioner, Department for Education and delivery partners.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a…
Faith schools have to follow the national curriculum, but they can choose…
Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local…
Academies receive funding directly from the government and are run by an…
City technology colleges and ‘ the city college for the technology of the…
State boarding schools provide free education but charge fees for…
Private schools (also known as ‘independent schools’) charge fees to…
Professional development, support and guidance to improve the performance of FE and sixth-form colleges.
Information allowing colleges established or designated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 to compare their financial data with national totals and other organisations.
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
Summary reports and letters, issued to sixth-form colleges that are subject to government intervention, that serve to drive improvement at colleges.
The Leadership College for Government equips public and Civil Service leaders with the skills, knowledge, and networks to solve today’s most complex problems. LCG is part of the Cabinet Office and the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit .
Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College (DSFC) offers a unique programme of personal, physical and intellectual development, which provides its students with an education designed to meet the needs of today’s modern technical Armed Forces. DSFC is part of the Ministry...
How the government will support and intervene to improve financial resilience and quality in colleges.
College of Policing works with the Home Office .
Help with term-time accommodation when you're studying away from home - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim.
Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
Letters issued to general further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and higher education institutions with a notice to improve.
The Fire Service College (FSC) supplies specialist fire and rescue training to the UK’s own fire and rescue services, the private security sector and the international market. The college was formerly an executive agency of the Department for Communities and...
Information for further education and sixth-form college governors
Guidance and tools to help you understand and analyse your school or college's performance.
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has been repurposed and no longer exists. Regulation of the teaching profession, including misconduct hearings, will continue to be handled by an executive agency of the Department for Education, the Teaching Regulation...
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